new zealand

The Guyton’s Food Forest (Riverton – NZ)

James Samuel — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:56:50 +0000

I picked up the phone last Sunday evening and had a most invigorating conversation with Robyn Guyton. After introducing myself, I asked her a couple of questions about the project she and Robert have been working on for over 15 years.

While humble and soft spoken, she was so forthcoming about the different aspects of their work, that I am sure I missed a few things, as I scribbled furiously, so it's just as well there have been a few articles about them that I can refer you to:

Letters from New Zealand - on the Permaculture Research Institute website

Food forest puts Riverton couple on the map - Southland Times

Food Forest NZ - on Ooooby And this wonderful recent video features Robert walking through and explaining different aspects of the forest.

But there was so much more I wanted to know. I am of the opinion that growing food using the diverse range of perennial plants we have available to us offers solutions to many of today's challenges.

Fracking Benefits Overblown?

Andrew McKay — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:32:14 +0000

Why is it that oil and gas companies such as TAG Oil and Apache are so aggressively pursuing exploration of gas fields in New Zealand when US gas prices are at a 10 year record low of US$2.176 per mBtu? In January both Chesapeake Energy and ConocoPhillips announced plans to reduce gas natural gas output and shift towards more oil drilling.

Designers for a resilient future converge on Turangi..

kelvnator — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:26:19 +0000

The 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence, April 11 – 15th, will see more than 500 people involved in planning, designing and creating a resilient future. With peak oil, climate change and an unsustainable monetary system impacting us from all directions this event comes at a time when we need it most.

Threat to rights to trade food and seeds in New Zealand

seemorerocks — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:10:11 +0000

From my blosite - www.robinwestenra.blogspot.com

LivinginPeace Project in Sunny Karamea, West Coast, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

rongo22 — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:49:55 +0000

LivinginPeace Project: www.livinginpeace.com

Permaculture Design Course in Sunny Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand

rongo22 — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:12:52 +0000

Course Outline:

IMF Warns of Oil Scarcity and the End of Growth

Denis Tegg — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:01:18 +0000

Re-posted from my blog - oilshockhorrorprobe

What is going on? The International Monetary Fund -- a body that states its mission is to "foster global growth and economic stability" has produced a major report which concludes the world has entered an era of oil scarcity, and openly discusses a peak oil scenario in which global GDP doesn't grow, but declines steeply !

"Peak hype" on New Zealand's offshore oil reserves

Denis Tegg — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:46:21 +0000

There was much hype and hoopla at the recent New Zealand Petroleum Conference about the extent of New Zealand's potential oil and gas reserves. Chris Uruski, a GNS scientist told Chris Laidlaw on Radio NZ's Sunday that we potentially have 20 billion barrels of oil equivalent in New Zealand's offshore exclusive economic zone.

NZ parliament report on Peak Oil just released

Rimu — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:55:42 +0000

This is a pleasent surprise: someone at parliament (other than the Greens) 'gets it' about peak oil.

Parliament has just released a report that concludes, among other things:

Petrobas drilling for Oil off New Zealand coast

Andrew — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:42:53 +0000

This is a must read for those concerned about New Zealands clean gren image or the environment.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzGgkpYMYy7XMzY2NzljOWYtNGEyNi00Y2Q...

New research shows 7 out of 10 Kiwis want NZ Govt to prepare for Peak Oil

senjmito — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:56:31 +0000

WWF NZ has commissioned a couple of opinion polls on the government's response (or
lack of it) to projected oil price increases. Here are the press releases they issued about the results. Both are well worth checking out.

http://www.wwf.org.nz/?4960/Seven-out-of-ten-Kiwis-want-Govt-to-prepare-for-peak-oil

Get active and be part of something big

sam@350.org.nz — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:17:37 +0000

Strong Sustainability for New Zealand

Phase2 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:20:39 +0000

In September 2009, a paper entitled Strong Sustainability for New Zealand:
Principles and Scenarios, was published in book format by Sustainable
Aotearoa New Zealand with the support of the New Zealand National
Commission for UNESCO and the Tindall Foundation.

The paper was written as a result of a New Zealand think tank that brought
together leading experts in many fields of science and other disciplines.
It has been independently reviewed by academics in New Zealand, UK and
Canada prior to publication.

Notes from NZ 2020 Emission Target meeting in Auckland

Nigel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:54:58 +0000

Greetings All!

An important message to all transitioners in Aotearoa

James Samuel — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:29:22 +0000

As many of you will know I offered to support the transition work in New Zealand, while facilitating the first transition workshops at the October 2007 Eco Show. The speed at which the work grew took me by surprise and I found myself running to keep up. 15 months later it is time to make some changes. I can no longer be working alone in the role of national facilitator, and it is urgent that the transition work gets more support. While I have received some financial support (for which I am most grateful) and also a little practical support, the time has come to widen the circle of people who assume some key responsibilities for this work in order to make it sustainable, and to rightly honour what has been an amazing response by many, many people all over the country.

I have been calling some people to see if they would like to attend a gathering to form a shared leadership team, and assume key roles in supporting the ongoing growth and development of the Transition work for New Zealand.